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bastardize
bas·tard·ize
[
bástər dz
]
(
past and past participle
bas·tard·ized
,
present participle
bas·tard·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
bas·tard·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
debase:
to lower the value or quality of something by combining it with something else
2.
declare somebody illegitimate:
to prove or declare somebody to be illegitimate
(
archaic
)
bas·tard·i·za·tion
[
bàstərdi záysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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bas·tard·i·za·tion [ bàstərdi záysh'n ] noun
